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Former Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverly Struggles in his overseas debut
MILWAUKEE — After 12 NBA seasons with the Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Philadelphia 76ers, Patrick Beverly made waves earlier this offseason by signing with Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.
Beverley, the longtime defensive menace who turned 36 this summer, had posted on X that his choices were a veteran minimum NBA contract or a deal overseas. He took the two-year, $4 million offer in Israel.
Beverly made his debut Aug. 31. While his team won comfortably, he was rusty.
In 14-plus minutes as a starter, the former Bucks guard totaled three points on 1-of-12 shooting. He also dished out six assists and had four turnovers.
Pat Bev’s Israel debut:
3 Points
1-12 FG
0-4 3PT
4 TurnoversRough start for Pat. pic.twitter.com/7bKPEEhOw5
— NBA Retweet (@RTNBA) September 2, 2024
Should Beverley return to the NBA, he faces a four-game suspension for throwing the ball at Indiana Pacers fans multiple times in Game 6 of Milwaukee’s first-round series loss.